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Michael McCormick
is on page 306 of 460
Of course, what is most eye opening to read are the success stories, but also things like, "...the central question is not whether the second generation will assimilate to American society but to what segment of that society it will assimilate. " (p.271) This book sets in motion for me whole other questions, such as the place of fourth and fifth generations and beyond as well as the progress of diversity of teams.
— Apr 22, 2020 03:28PM
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Michael McCormick
is on page 258 of 460
Wow, what an eye opener Chapter six is . Basically the chapter confirmed that fluent bilinguals enjoy higher incomes than do monoglots, but my key insight was that I need to keep living right where I do in order for my kids to grow up to be fluent in Spanish! Moving to Westchester, besides the Lyme disease, will present too much pressure for my family to only speak English. Here's looking at going to Spanish Mass!
— Apr 21, 2020 03:42PM
Michael McCormick
is on page 214 of 460
"Immigrant America" is such a joy to read because page after page is further testament to the truth. "Defending their own particular interests -- defined along ethnic lines -- was the way many immigrants and their descendants learned to identify with the interests of the nation as a whole. With different voices, and in new languages, that process continues today." (p.213) Thank God for Portes and Rumbaut.
— Apr 20, 2020 06:54PM
Michael McCormick
is on page 186 of 460
I am thoroughly enjoying "Immigrant America: A Portrait." It is an eye opening journey of fact about what has made America great and, as the authors sum up in Chapter One, namely that "...this integration into a single society and culture, or perhaps into several subsegments, is held to be a good thing" (p.73). Anyone who differs with that can come and ask me about how much I love Teresa.
— Apr 14, 2020 01:05PM
Michael McCormick
is on page 112 of 460
"...Later generations' efforts to maintain a distinct culture have been invariably couched within the framework of loyalty to the United States and an overarching American identity. Today's immigrants, in all likelihood, will follow the same path." LTG Ricardo Sanchez, a Mexican-American, commanded in Iraq. Two "green card Marines" were among the first to make the ultimate sacrifice for our country in OIF.
— Apr 09, 2020 04:08PM
Michael McCormick
is on page 80 of 460
"...transnationalism offers a viable bridge and platform for successful integration." (p. 79) Isn't that the lesson of Selles and "Vanishing Frontiers"? The President and his Republican admirers couldn't be more wrong. Building a border wall could not be more counterproductive.
And that is just the tip of the iceberg about how far from the truth the administration is about immigration reform.
— Apr 04, 2020 01:35PM
And that is just the tip of the iceberg about how far from the truth the administration is about immigration reform.
Michael McCormick
is on page 48 of 460
Done with chapter one after rereading from the first introductory page. I will not say what inspired me today to keep going, but something did and now I feel excited to be reading again! What is more is that even in the first chapter there were ideas and facts and figures that backed up some of my own thinking, thinking that I had from somewhere about what are in the interests of the USA about immigration policy.
— Apr 02, 2020 06:38PM
Michael McCormick
is on page 10 of 460
PRIDE is the first and most deadly of all the seven capital sins. Its remedy is humility. And so I pray to God to grant me humility as I read "Immigrant America: A Portrait." I pray to God to grant me the humility to recognize when the time comes for me to give up what I have to someone who can perform what I do better, and in so doing, to allow me to repurpose my own life, yet again, for something else.
— Feb 20, 2020 08:51PM
Michael McCormick
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I am making my way through the prefaces for the fourth through first editions and the acknowledgments for the fourth through first editions. I can already tell that "Immigrant America: A Portrait" is going to be one thrilling read. I can't wait to get further into it. I love to learn and this book is going to teach me a lot. Thank you Professor Zeke Hernandez of The Wharton School at Penn for the recommendation.
— Feb 13, 2020 05:47AM
